Refactoring a CS0 course for engineering students to use active learning



: Lokkila E, Kaila E, Linden R, Laakso MJ, Sutinen E

Publisher: EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD

: 2017

: Interactive Technology and Smart Education

: INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND SMART EDUCATION

: INTERACT TECHNOL SMA

: 14

: 3

: 182

: 195

: 14

: 1741-5659

: 1758-8510

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/ITSE-01-2017-0010


Purpose - The purpose of this paper was to determine whether applying e-learning material to a course leads to consistently improved student performance.Design/methodology/approach - This paper analyzes grade data from seven instances of the course. The first three instances were performed traditionally. After an intervention, in the form of applying e-learning methodologies, more data were collected from four course instances. These data are then analyzed and compared.Findings - The main finding of this paper is that the application of e-learning improved the overall grades and decreased the fail rates of students who took this course.Originality/value - This paper demonstrates the efficacy of applying e-learning methods to an undergraduate course. This paper is of special interest to educators, who wish to improve and enhance their teaching.



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